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Media Release: Federal Privacy Commissioner welcomes the release of the Government's key provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill

14/12/1999

Following the release, today, of the Government's key provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill, the Federal Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton said "I welcome the release of the provisions and I look forward to examining them in detail."

"I encourage everyone who is interested in the legislation to make a submission to the Attorney-General by 17 January 2000."

Link to the Attorney-General's Department key provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill (14 December 1999).